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August 6, 2012
Bangladesh, and the rising nutritional awareness
Nutrition levels in Bangladesh have been on the rise in recent years, experts say, with the trend fuelled by declining poverty, better awareness, and public education campaigns by the government as well as non-governmental organisations. Read more here.
August 6, 2012
Nigeria: Nutrition lacks government budget
In an address marking World Breastfeeding Week, Health Minister OnyebuchiChukwu responded to the persistent but underestimated threat of malnutrition in the country’s people by asking policy makers in federal, state and council governments to open a budget line for nutrition as part of their capital expenditures. […]
August 6, 2012
Trees that help combat malnutrition in Burkina Faso
This video report is a must-see on the basis of the fact that it provides meat to the notion of sourcing food locally to combat malnutrition in developing countries. It demonstrated the value of trees, often those that are drought resistant, in nourishing children of Africa, […]
August 6, 2012
Yemen unveils plan to vaccinate all children against rotavirus
Yemen has announced plans to vaccinate the 1 million children born in the country each year against the most severe form of diarrhoea, rotavirus. Rotavirus is often fatal for under-fives. The vaccination campaign is supported by the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisations (Gavi). Read more here.
August 6, 2012
Measles vaccines by motorbike help Congolese children
Measles is a highly contagious viral illness. In a country such as the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), many children are malnourished and their immune systems are already under attack from malaria and other illnesses. Here, Operation Easy Rider helps deliver vaccines to children in a remote area of the Democratic […]
August 6, 2012
The missing link in African healthcare – the auto mechanic
In Sub-Saharan Africa, sick or pregnant people who live more than five miles away from a health centre have lower rates of survival than those who live close to a clinic. This gap was seen first hand by Barry and Andrea Coleman who then started the non-profit Riders for Health. Organisations […]
August 6, 2012
‘Urgent action’ needed if sub-Saharan Africa to eliminate child HIV infection
“Urgent action” is required if countries in sub-Saharan Africa are to meet UN targets on cutting HIV infections in children. The 140-page UNAids report said seven out of 22 countries identified as a priority – Angola, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mozambique, Nigeria, Tanzania and India – were in danger of not […]
August 6, 2012
‘Race against time’ as 50 countries set to miss health-related MDGs
According to a recent study, despite reports of ‘spectacular progress’ with respect to MDGs being achieved in some of the world’s poorest countries, more than 50 countries look set to miss both millennium development goal (MDG) targets for cutting mortality rates for young children and mothers by the 2015 deadline. […]
August 6, 2012
Analysis of video telemedicine market
Video telemedicine is a core market in the telehealth industry with many established revenue models and emerging applications. However, the value that video can provide to remote healthcare often is misunderstood. Now, a new study released by Reportlinker.com outlines existing revenue streams for videoconferencing in telehealth and telemedicine, presents complex […]
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